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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] CuriousTux:
What it looks like is that they wanna make the nook become separate from brick and mortar stores. Companies have done this for awhile brick and mortar store is separate from it's online store netflix is another example physical versus digital for netflix.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lenardo:
if it is sold off i can tell you who most likely would be the #1 and #2 companies trying to buy it

#1- amazon

#2 google
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lavero.burgos:
I pray for google to buy it, the nook has potential
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Doctorword:
yea i second that i really hope google jumps on it
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] beatphreek:
I think that would be a death blow to B&N...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] conundrum768:
If they do anything, I would expect B&N to sell the Nook like (and all associate rights and responsibilities) to a new Nook Corporation. One that is fully controlled by B&N but is a separate entity. This would allow them to shield themselves from losses and the full brunt of shareholder ire while still allowing B&N to rake in profits, assuming eventual profitability.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tmlee51:
I think Google is more likely because it doesn't have its own hardware representing Android so far.

Read this article by Tiernan Ray "Barnes & Noble Now Buyout Target, Says Maxim". The stock dropped 2.31 (17.05%) today. I think BKS is in deep trouble. The reputation of fighting its customers, specifically Tablet owners, doesn't assist its position.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mohawkx:
B&N CEO Bill Lynch will be on CNBC tomorrow to explain the company's position and their plans for moving forward. Everyone will probably know more then.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tmlee51:
Do you know what time tomorrow?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mohawkx:
No, but if you ever watch CNBC, they re constantly recapping the same lead stories over and over all day. I'll probably tune in at 9am Arizona time.

Here is a link to an article that recaps the situation with quotes from Bill Lynch Jr.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01...nning-off-its-nook-unit/?partner=yahoofinance
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Bobcat001:
Business reporter on the radio yesterday: "If you take Barnes & Nobel and get rid of the Nook, what do you have? Borders?"
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] conundrum768:
They are the last, big brick-and-morter book store. While the market is rapidly moving away from purchasing books in physical stores, that doesn't mean there isn't a market. The market may, now, only be able to support one player (simple market economics will argue that a competitor will always arise, but that competitor may not be able to survive -- given the limited profit available to the business model and structure that these types of business are now based on).
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lanceot:
I'm surprised no one is seeing Nook as a temporary success story in the tech world. Things moves fast here and you can go from hero to zero in 6 months. Look at RIM's Playbook? Spinning Nook off so it can be a one trick pony? Really, no one see a dead end there? A big reason other tech companies can afford risks in developing tablet is because most they aren't in an identity transition period like B&N. As bad as RIM's Playbook looks right now, tablet isn't what is killing them, iPhone is.

What I'm saying is, B&N might be shooting themselves in the foot again. Much like bootloader lockdown or worst, this could be a dumb move similar to NetFlix.
[Networking] ksujace:
Considering getting the Skyrocket on AT&T ... looking for experts opinions on the best Android device currently available or soon to be available for AT&T.
[Networking] entropism:
I had my choice of all of them, and the Skyrocket was by far the best.

The LG Nitro is an LG, plain and simple. Gorgeous but unresponsive screen, laggy, no dev support, gets blisteringly hot.

The Vivid's dev was stunted due to an originally locked bootloader (they couldnt even get root permanently), and in my opinion it has a really heavy, clunky frame.

The Skyrocket has some screen issues so make sure you get a good one, but it's the easy choice (to me). The Nokia Ace (WP7.5) is coming soon, as is the Sony Xperia super-phone. I'm looking to the Xperia in February, but if you don't want to wait that long...
[Networking] ksujace:
Thanks going to go with the White Skyrocket and see what comes next.

Someone said that there was a way to get CM9 to work with the Skyrocket.
[Networking] Dark lord me:
Wait a week and see what comes out of CES
[Networking] red_solo_cup:
Unresponsive screen? You're crazy, I have NEVER experienced whatever it is you call an unresponsive screen.

Lag? The "lag" on my nitro is so minimal I only notice it in extreme circumstances. Once we get hardware acceleration from ICS, I expect that to dissapear for the most part.

No dev support? The ball is rolling, my guess is that we are days away from CWM. We had perma-root on day 1.

Blistering hot? This phone gets no hotter than any other high-spec smartphone I've seen as of late, mine has never gotten too hot to handle. The hottest I've ever noticed is when playing Homerun Battle 3d while plugged in with setcpu set to always stay at full speed.

The biggest drawback is battery life. But it seems that all 720p phone(including the GN) are having this issue. With tweaks I get from 8am to 10pm EASILY with medium usage. I also carry a spare battery in my wallet.

The thing is, you don't see me or any other Nitro user bashing on other AT&T phones just to satisfy some urge to feel I am superior. Head on over to the Nitro HD forum and have a look.
[Networking] adelmundo:
Yeah no need to bash on other Android phones. Now bashing on Apple phones, well....
[Networking] red_solo_cup:
Ha, true that...

Sorry for the rant, I just reread that post and it does have some unnecessary 'tude. I will say that I really have no opinion or allegiance to LG, Samsung or whatever, a corp is a corp.

After all, it wasn't so long ago that people said about Samsung Android phones ", The Samsung is a Samsung, plain and simple."

I'm gonna edit out the first line.
[Networking] entropism:
OK, so... the complaints of unresponsive screens and lag that are all over the Nitro forums are what, exactly? If you go to a store and demo the phone, you experience it as well, and I'm NOT talking about the phones on the wall that are running the demo software. The same issues were there with the Thrill, though the Nitro improves on it a bit. As for getting hot, I've held a few while charging/in use, and it got HOT. Hotter than comfortable, and far hotter than other phones.

As for dev support: You've had root since day one, great. There's pretty much nothing else, after a month of release. It's not selling well in stores, and there are no major devs even giving this a try. At least when the Thrill came out, you had one of the CM team and gtg465x plugging away at some form of progress. Seems like this is going even slower than the Vivid, and that had a locked Bootloader hindering its progress.

I'm not sure why you're getting so upset, to be honest. It's a phone, with major flaws, made by a company RENOWNED for putting out phones with major flaws. It's also a company RENOWNED for nonexistant software updates, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for ICS. Just ask the Thrill people who were promised GB a month after release, and I'm pretty sure they're STILL waiting for the update. So yeah, still not sure why you're getting so upset.
[Networking] slapshot30:
Touchwiz sucks. Go for the vivid, sense is silky smooth with the increased RAM and has a lot more polish and features than touchwiz. Plus, the skyrocket has tons of screen issues.
[Networking] mike21pr:
Honestly, I dont like any of the current LTE selection ATM mainly because I hate Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs on android (most underperforming of any dual core in real world use)

But the least crappy of the three would be the Skyrocket imo
[Networking] pumasmedina7:
My advice dont get any att phone specially lg you wont have any dev support and you wont get any updates att the worst provider ever
[Networking] mepstein10:
I'm actually waiting for the Sony Ion since I do not like any of At & t's offering for their LTE phones as of current moment.
[Networking] AllGamer:
i'll go for the Samsung NOTES LTE if i were crazy enough to use AT&T
[Networking] 8mileroad:
If you want 720p, get the LG Nitro HD. Using a different launcher removes lag. I use SPB Shell 3D and I haven't really had any lag since I downloaded it. Only lag comes from zooming on the internet but it isn't horrible. It does get kind of hot, but I use a case, and it's not burning or anything. Just noticeable. The battery life starts out awful but strangely over a month or so ends up going all the way up to above average. I get 6AM to 11PM easy, with a good amount left over. The only problems are lack of dev support, temperature, messed up compass, and the stock launcher.

If you don't care about resolution I'd get the HTC Vivid, but the Skyrocket is fine too. Sense is great, the phone looks and feels better, and the resolution is higher.
[Networking] Willanhanyard:
The Galaxy Note comes out this week so you go just wait for that. Skyrocket is an awesome phone too though. Got to compare the too along with the Galaxy Nexus at CES this year and you really couldn't go wrong with either of the three. Although, I like the Galaxy Note the most because of it's size. Looks like you are holding a tablet up to your face when you are on the phone. :D
[Networking] ngocdao:
me too. i love my note. feels awesome holding this 5.3 inch slab of gorilla glass on my face!!:D
[Networking] I Am Marino:
I still think the Skyrocket.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[Networking] bangorang:
Well for half the price of the Skyrocket II, the Vivid still is a great competitor. It isn't as fast but like one of the guys said above me, Sense is silky smooth. It's pretty thin but still huge to carry around. Personally, since I have big hands this bodes well for me. The display is really clear and, no pun intended, vivid. The battery seems to last me through the day, and that is with quite a bit of browsing, texting, and using a somewhat bright setting. That's with the stock battery. I have had no problems with the touchscreen so for me this is a fantastic phone. Comes with Gingerbread 2.3.4

Speed: 8/10

Display: 10/10

Battery: 8/10

Durability: 9/10

Camera: 9/10

Overall: 9/10
[Networking] rubiconjp:
Every time I ran speed test on Skyrocket and Vivid, side by side at local at&t stores here in Austin, the Vivid was significantly faster.
[Networking] synaesthetic:
Get a GSM Galaxy Nexus. :)

(yes, I know it's not LTE, but there are very few LTE phones that don't suck and they're all on Verizon)
[Networking] ngocdao:
it's not?

I swear my co-worker's one was catching LTE w/ AT&T... awesome phone tho
[Motorola Photon 4G] bpcivicsi:
Lol this is ironic, because I'm having the same problem. Manager told me they would email me the formal offer, but haven't got it yet and I start Monday.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bpcivicsi:
Yeah I'm not sure what the hold up is. My training is on the 16th, but he wants me to get some time on the floor before training, so I start next week.
[Motorola Photon 4G] criptix:
What position u get?
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
offer? >.>
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
criptix I have some questions to ask you ill pm you in a bit
[Motorola Photon 4G] criptix:
That's cool
[Motorola Photon 4G] Mournian:
i got my final offer the day i started training.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Mournian:
call center

**Edit**

I should also add that where I do work for sprint my technical employer is IBM as I work in a Advantage call center, so the actual hiring process maybe a bit different if you are working in a Sprint only center.
[Motorola Photon 4G] criptix:
Im just so done with my current job im being impatient I guess.
[Motorola Photon 4G] criptix:
Yeah its sprint only
[Motorola Photon 4G] flipper12:
Until you see any formal documentation, I would hold off on giving your current employer notice. Although you'll probably eventually get the letter, I've heard a few instances where the HR was backed up and delayed in sending the formal notice by the date when the hiring manager stated.

If you have any other questions, send me a PM.
[General Questions and Answers] mikerogers56:
Can someone recommend a good app for converting excel docs to pdf
[General Questions and Answers] hemanth0126:
this app might help you mobilepc
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DssTrainer:
So I got a Nook Tablet.... Seems pretty useless to spend $250 on a pseudo-tablet with out the extras like camera, gps, etc. So I'm returning it and found the htc flyer to be a decent device in the same range but with the extras.

Initial reviews show the main downside was cost but I figure now it would be selling cheaper as its a bit dated. To my amazement, most htc flyers are selling 16GB used for $330+ on ebay.

By chance I decided to search for the Evo View 4G as its pretty much the same thing, just Sprint branded. Somehow they are selling 32GB for $289 Brand new and sealed with no contract?!

How is that possible?

Used 16GB - Flyer Wifi only - $330

New 32GB - Evo View Wifi with optional 4G - $289

Am I missing something? Even if you don't have Sprint or want 4G... the 32GB wifi only part is a hell of a better deal.

I feel like I'm missing something here but can't see anything. The specs are the same for everything else.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bsweetness:
It's because there have been several sales online since the end of November that have had the EVO View priced at $230-$250 brand new with no contract. The Flyer hasn't seen sale prices that low from several places like the View. Because of that, there are more of the View out there on the secondary market at a lower price point.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Indirect:
happy to see a nook tablet owner in this forum even though you're returning it. I can't return mine as it was donated as a development unit. :p
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] boastt:
I bought mine for $240. And then the next week it was selling for $220 somewhere else. I was like :(
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] eman3316@optonline.net:
I would be more then happy to pick one up for $240 right now...You still got a good deal.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] mdkathon:
I also picked it up for $240 from 1saleaday on eBay. Best thing to do is keep an eye out on techbargains.com or dealnews.com or fatwallet... They usually list when these go up cheap. Amazon has the pen for $60.00.... so 32gb with pen for $300 works, it's pretty fast, honeycomb is nice but they could have provided a better option for the capacitive(sp) buttons.

Other than that, I don't want to root or play around with anything so I opted to pay $29.99 for a one time service (one week, 500mb) figure it'd be a good way to test and see if I want mobile network service too. There are pre-paid plans as low as $14.99 though.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] dan1101:
I think a lot less people know about the View so the demand is less. There is also confusion over the name, I have purchased 2 different charging cables that said they for the HTC Evo View 4g but neither were, I guess they were for the HTC Evo 4g.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] RaptorMD:
I was looking at the Nook Tablet, but once I read about the locked bootloader and started comparing it to the other 7" tablets it just wasn't worth it, for me anyways. So I noticed the HTC Flyer and felt the $299 was fair enough, but of course BBY doesn't sell it and my local stores don't have them in stock but they STILL have a display unit out. Idiots!!!!

So I went to eBay and as another member here noticed the prices for HTC Flyers were $300+ for new and I happily found an Evo View for $289 NIB and got that. Now I know that I need to root and tweak a bit (boot script to kill off the 3G/4G radios on bootup) but I would rather have the extra memory AND black color vs the BBY version.

Definitely check out the View its worth it.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] mohitster:
Could it be because of a bundled pen in one and not in the other?! I am just thinking aloud....but a possibility nevertheless!
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bsweetness:
I guess one could say that a lack of demand is the indirect reason for the current price difference the OP is seeing on eBay. The reason for the current price difference is all of the cheap sales that the View had during the month of December. But one would assume that the reason for the sales during the month of December was a lack of demand for the tablet through Sprint.

It's interesting that everyone keeps speculating on why such a price difference exists when there isn't any need for speculation - it's because the View was sold in several sales last month for $230-$250 brand new with no contract. The Flyer hasn't been sold that cheaply. People bought extras of the View and are turning a small profit on the secondary market at a price where the demand exists.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] gtd2000:
That's incorrect, The Flyer was recently sold MUCH CHEAPER than the View ;)

HTC Flyer 16gb 1.5ghz 7" Android Tablet Open Box $180 or Refurbished for $158.37 plus shipping.

That's why I bought the two that I have :D
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bsweetness:
Yeah, but those were open box/refurbished. And the important part here is that was only one sale from one company. The View was sold by several different companies on several different dates throughout December, as I pointed out in my first post in this thread. And I'm sure there weren't many of the Flyers available in that sale. There were thousands of the View for the multiple sales it saw. If the Flyer had been available that cheaply from several sources on multiple occasions, it would definitely be going for a cheaper price than the View is right now on the secondary market.

But that was definitely a good price on the Flyer. :)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] gedster314:
I had a Nook Color and I have to say I like the view better. It does have the same yellowish panel as the NC. I'm liking HC on it. HCis not perfect and has some annoyances but performance wise it does seem an improvement over GB.

If only Sprints network was better in my area.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] gtd2000:
Yes and the important part is that it was sold cheaper than the View ;)

I think a lot of people looked at the View over in SD due to the positive feedback from the Flyer deal.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bsweetness:
The important part overall for those who got in on the deal? Yes.

The important part as it pertains to the answer that the OP is looking for about the current price difference between the two? No.

;)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] gtd2000:
I'm not answering to the OP though - I'm simply answering with a direct quotation to your comment :rolleyes: :

The Flyer was available for sale cheaper than the View (to my knowledge) end of story ;)

How much is a used, refurbished or open box View going for then?

I'd wager that most folks wouldn't have considered a Flyer or View due to the original pricing which was a bit too high (in my estimation at least) for a 7" tablet.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Cyberguycpt:
I just bought a HTC Flyer for 240 on craigslist. Although I know I got lucky because most add were from 280 to 330. But I think I have the European flyer. Is there any differences?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] RaptorMD:
I'm just glad I could get the Evo View for less than the HTC Flyer NIB, unopened and found great ROM's to get past the HTC Sense.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Chesshire_Cat:
Hi,

I've looked around for this ( yes I did ^^ ) but there's no answer to be found.

Since the SGR isn't available in Belgium and I have ordered the phone from Germany, I was wondering which accessories are compatible with the SGSII.

As one would think, GSR accessories are hard to come by in Belgium, but there is plenty of SGSII stuff here. I'm in particular looking for a Samsung active car mount, the SGSII looks nice and has great reviews, but nothing for SGR? :(

Perhaps we could list GSR compatible hardware here?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] QuintenPool:
Maybe you could just try if it fits in a shop?

I've compared my phone with a friend of mines Galaxy SII, and I think that there would be no problem using GS2 accessories. Besides cases and screen protectors of course.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Prankey:
Battery and USB OTG works well. HDTV Adapter and Case dont by a few millimeters :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Chesshire_Cat:
Thanks both of you.

I'll be buying and trying the Samsung SII active carholder. Can't try it cause no shop carries it. :(

I'll post results here!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] jose_ma294:
I'm using SGSII batteries, and i can confirm by myself that works great in SGR
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] boskyman:
If you go to the samsung web you can see that in the compatible question, if you put galaxy R it gives you "not compatible" ... but If you put only galaxy it gives you "compatible" :confused: I think it doesn't work well in the global version of the web.

Anyway, why are you looking for the original Samsung active car mount for SII ? If you want to use a protective back cover it will be useless! I think it's better to try for an universal car holder, because it will be great if you have no battery and a friend puts her phone into your car holder while your phone is charging (this has happened to me traveling by car around Poland). If you have the SG2 car holder it could be only for your phone.

Otherwise, if you want to try and not to spend a lot of money, buy the car holder for SG2 in dealextreme and try if it fits. If not, you only loose 7-8€, but it looks like it fits perfectly. The cheapest car holder for SG2 in dealextreme goes with a car battery charger (look for "Car Swivel Mount Holder w/ Car Charger Set for Samsung i9100 Galaxy S2" ) and looks great with abs plastic like the original one from Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Chesshire_Cat:
I can now confirm. The SII carkit from Samsung itself DOES fits the Royal.

Fits like a glove. A tight latex sexy glove ;).

Yes, it is a bit tight, but that was to be expected, everything works, and no fear of breaking. Just the coiled powercable included is annoying for my Audi A3, so friggin' short! :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] skoder:
Hi, i bough original car holder SII, it's great for R.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] skoder:
Hi on your car holder "speaker line out" work?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenBiron:
Hey I am desperately looking to find how to downgrade my nexus s from the terrible ICS version back to Gingerbread.. I have already tried to flash into 2.3.6 and 2.3.4 using rom manager but got an "installation aborted" response.. I have read here that I can also do it using Odin but couldn't find enough info to understand how to do it. Plus, I am a MAC user but in case there is no solution for it using mac Ill love to get some directions for Windows users.. Any kind of help would be appreciated..

Thanks

Ben Biron

Benbiron17@hotmail.com
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sean1984:
use this thread and download correct version for your phone model then flash through cwm. make sure you download full rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenBiron:
I already tried it but just to be sure l downloaded to right one.. Lets say I want to get any version of gingerbread(2.3 to 2.3.6) so which version I need to download?

this is my phone info

model number: nexus s

android version : 4.0.3

basband version: I9020XXKI1

Karnal version: 3.0.8-gb55e9ac

android-build@apa28#1

build numberIML74K

Thank you very much!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperyoung:
just like what sean1984 told you, choose your correct full rom phone version from that link

in your case is "basband version: I9020"
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
worse case scenario search for Odin topic

and you can use Odin to go back to stock ;)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenBiron:
thank you guys for the help.. I tried to use worldclockmode with many rom versions and still unsuccessful... I think Odin is my answer.. Can someone give me direction on how to use it and whiere to get it.. I apologize I REALLY need help.. Thank you very much!!